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Hood Remembered: The Sesquicentennial

Posted on November 28, 2014 by ECW Guest Post

Today, ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Sam Hood. Sam Hood is a descendant of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and author of the forthcoming The Lost Papers of John Bell Hood. He has also written a biography of … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Daniel T. Davis

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Daniel Davis

The memory of John Bell Hood has taken on a popular view that more often than not emphasizes the negative while ignoring the positive. As has been mentioned over the course of the last several days in “Hood Remembered,” Hood … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Meg Groeling

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Meg Groeling

It is not two years since the sight of a person who had lost one of his lower limbs was an infrequent occurrence. Now, Alas! there are few of us who have not a cripple among our friends if not … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Chris Mackowski

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

Soon after my five-year-old daughter got hooked on the Civil War, she had me buy for her two decks of Civil War flashcards. The blue deck contained Union officers, the gray  Confederates. We would flick through the cards on road … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Ryan Quint

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Ryan Quint

John Bell Hood is one of those Civil War commanders that seems like he was promoted above his capacity. He’s hardly alone in that category, joined by numerous others who were commanding at a level they should not have been. … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Lee White

Posted on November 23, 2014 by lwhite1864

I think Hood should be remembered as a talented brigade and division commander, one who inspired his men and one who didn’t ask them to do something he himself would not do. He was brave to a fault and a … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Chris Kolakowski

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Chris Kolakowski

How should we remember John Bell Hood? The answer to this question depends partly on your own point of view. Eastern Theater historians see him one way, based on his record with the Army of Northern Virginia as a brigade … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered: Crossing the Tennessee

Posted on November 21, 2014 by ECW Guest Post

Today, ECW is pleased to welcome guest author Sam Hood. Sam Hood is an descendant of Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood and author of the forthcoming The Lost Papers of John Bell Hood. He has also written a biography of … Continue reading →

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Hood Remembered

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Emerging Civil War

The sesquicentennial of the Confederates’ ill-fated Franklin-Nashville campaign is kicking off as John Bell Hood moves his army north into Tennessee. Hood’s intent was to drawn William T. Sherman’s armies after him; instead, Sherman plunged into Georgia, leaving the problem … Continue reading →

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